the pressure was on vice president joe biden to perform after president obama's lackluster performance against mitt romney last week. randall pinkston joins us now live from danville, kentucky, with last night's highlights and results of a post debate poll. good morning, randall. >> reporter: good morning. you know, for the past week democrats have been looking for some way to change the conversation from last week's lackluster performance of president obama's first debate. certainly vice president biden delivered last night. meanwhile, the republicans were trying to make sure that congressman ryan didn't lose any ground after mitt romney has been gaining in the polls. he too delivered. >> i will be very specific. >> reporter: vice president joe biden wasted no time challenging congressman paul ryan's take on foreign policy. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch malarkey. >> and why is that so? >> not a single thing he said is accurate. >> reporter: the vice president and ryan clashed over the economy, taxes and medicare with the democrat often on the attack. >> and they're holding h